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you mentioned that there are some meetings with president obama about this at the white house. however, there wasn't going to be a press conference. that ended up getting canceled about any type of situation like that. then on gun control. my colleague kasie hunt is reporting that getting the 60 votes, it is facing some hurdles on getting to that 60-vote threshold. >> okay. thank you very much. we'll talk of course with you tomorrow on both of those issues and give our audience the latest developments. thank you. >>> among those being hailed as heroes following the boston marathon bombings, the amman all over the internet. it is an image captured by an ap photographer. he seemed frantically trying to help a man in a wheelchair to an ambulance. the same man in that cowboy hat and that now, you can probably call it a famous picture. so many people have sent it out. he was also seen clearing away debris from the bombing scene. his name is carlos arrendondo. we just had him on the line and we had a technical glitch. he was there to support iraq war veterans. one of many there suppo
you mentioned that there are some meetings with president obama about this at the white house. however, there wasn't going to be a press conference. that ended up getting canceled about any type of situation like that. then on gun control. my colleague kasie hunt is reporting that getting the 60 votes, it is facing some hurdles on getting to that 60-vote threshold. >> okay. thank you very much. we'll talk of course with you tomorrow on both of those issues and give our audience the latest...
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. >> as flags at the white house are lowered to half-staff, president obama praises those who rush to aid the injured. >> you want to know who we are? what america is? we respond to evil. that's it. selflessly, compassionately. unafraid. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the fbi and intelligence agencies are involved in an intensive search for evidence and we have new details, breaking news about the explosives used in the boston bombings, joining me now, nbc news justin correspondent pete williams and michael leiter. pete, ha have you learn about the bombs themselves? >> well, what we're told by authorities, andrea, is that they're crudely made. they appear to have been assembled inside a pressure cooker. it may be some of our younger viewers don't know what that is, but in the olden days when you wanted to make something tender, you put it in this pot with a tight lid on it. and the steam wouldn't escape and you could build up pressure and things cook faster in them. the premicrowave days. inside a pot like this, a pressure cooker is assembled the device. it inclu
. >> as flags at the white house are lowered to half-staff, president obama praises those who rush to aid the injured. >> you want to know who we are? what america is? we respond to evil. that's it. selflessly, compassionately. unafraid. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the fbi and intelligence agencies are involved in an intensive search for evidence and we have new details, breaking news about the explosives used in the boston bombings, joining me now,...
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legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration system today in what is said to be a landmark of president obama's second term agenda. the bipartisan effort would create legal avenues for international workers to come to the u.s. and put the 11 million immigrants currently living here illegally on a 13-year path to citizenship. you're up to date now on some of the other headlines of the day. six minutes after the hour. >> thanks. >>> al, a check of the weather. >> a busy weather day as well. we've got a snowstorm to talk about and severe weather back through wyoming. we're talking about anywhere from six to nine inches of snow over the next 24 hours. ahead of this system where we've got all this snow, we've got warm air meeting cold air. where that happens, we've got the risk of strong storms from abilene, texas, on up into municipal of missouri, into central ohio and down into alabama with the chance of tornadoes. and tomorrow an even stronger risk for much of central oklahoma. >> good morning. it will be a little bit warmer than yesterday. today we will be in the upper 60's and the low 70's. >>>
legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration system today in what is said to be a landmark of president obama's second term agenda. the bipartisan effort would create legal avenues for international workers to come to the u.s. and put the 11 million immigrants currently living here illegally on a 13-year path to citizenship. you're up to date now on some of the other headlines of the day. six minutes after the hour. >> thanks. >>> al, a check of the weather. >> a busy...
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president obama yesterday steered clear using that phrase "act of terror." today he did not mince words a few hours ago. he was adding a few hours ago and called the bombs an act of terror. they do not know whether carried out by an international or domestic organization. those comments came hours after federal, state, local officials made a plea to the public to help them find out who set off those bombs. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> there has to be hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs or videos or observations that were made down athat finish line yesterday. they are sitting out there amongst everyone that's watching this event this morning. i would encourage
president obama yesterday steered clear using that phrase "act of terror." today he did not mince words a few hours ago. he was adding a few hours ago and called the bombs an act of terror. they do not know whether carried out by an international or domestic organization. those comments came hours after federal, state, local officials made a plea to the public to help them find out who set off those bombs. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what...
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ppeeiient obama, meantime, promissd aation. obama ays: "we will finn out who diddthhi.. e wwll find responnible grouus will feel y rrpresentatives from the e.""- national counter-teerorism &pcenter will be briefing somm heaaily armmedpoliie officers patrol boston's righam and victims of the explosiion are y3 ppople are reported to be in critical condition this morning.aadoctor sppke out about the typps of injuries he's seeingg walls says: "so we're seeing injurree thaa are typical &pblast typeeinjuriie. the kii of injuries that come from an explosive or concuusive orce like his. soo atients have pverrthing from minor... sort pff.. ear drum ttpe bllsts all the way thhough to reaaly &pone of the three victims &pkiiled in thh lass this morning.officialssconnirm 8- country.baltimore pooiceeare telling us that we will now &pdraw big crowds... innluding toniggt's oriolee game. ggme.there were several hundreds marylanderssthat took part in he race anddmany of therr in suppoot.including loyola univeerity student... elizaaeth sypekkshe
ppeeiient obama, meantime, promissd aation. obama ays: "we will finn out who diddthhi.. e wwll find responnible grouus will feel y rrpresentatives from the e.""- national counter-teerorism &pcenter will be briefing somm heaaily armmedpoliie officers patrol boston's righam and victims of the explosiion are y3 ppople are reported to be in critical condition this morning.aadoctor sppke out about the typps of injuries he's seeingg walls says: "so we're seeing injurree thaa...
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>> matt, also ahead we'll air part one of our exclusive interview with president obama. we sat down with him just hours before the attack in boston and asked him whether he thinks congress will pass this new gun legislation, it is hanging by a thread according to some accounts and how worried is he about the provocative rhetoric and actions we've seen from north korean leader kim jong-un. does he think he's stable? we'll hear from him in our exclusive interview coming up. >>> new details on this deadly attack at the boston marathon, lester holt joins me once again here in boston. good morning. >> good morning again. this investigation is moving on so many different levels looking at surveillance videos along the routes, cameras that might have captured something. there were some important developments overnight we want to catch you up on. search warrants were apparently issued in revere, massachusetts. they searched an apartment, they questioned two men, they're not being described as suspects. it's the first of many leads or possible leads that police will be following
>> matt, also ahead we'll air part one of our exclusive interview with president obama. we sat down with him just hours before the attack in boston and asked him whether he thinks congress will pass this new gun legislation, it is hanging by a thread according to some accounts and how worried is he about the provocative rhetoric and actions we've seen from north korean leader kim jong-un. does he think he's stable? we'll hear from him in our exclusive interview coming up. >>> new...
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president obama was notified. white house officials said he offered whaver assistance is needed in the response of the ensuing investigation. for more we turn to scott malone of reuters who was on the scene in boston. i spoke with him a few minutes ago. scott malone of reuters, thank you so much for joining us. what is the best, most recent information we have on what happened today? >> well, what we're hearing from boston police department at this point in time confirmed is two people dead. 23 injured. getting unconfirmed reports that boston hospitals have admitted significantly more people than that. right now they say there were two devices that went off at the finish line of the marathon. there is a third incident. it's not clear yet if it was related which happened at the john f. kennedy library that's located about three miles away from the marathon site. >> ifill: scott, where were you when this happened? >> i was in the press room at the hotel which is kind of the staging area for the marathon. we heard tw
president obama was notified. white house officials said he offered whaver assistance is needed in the response of the ensuing investigation. for more we turn to scott malone of reuters who was on the scene in boston. i spoke with him a few minutes ago. scott malone of reuters, thank you so much for joining us. what is the best, most recent information we have on what happened today? >> well, what we're hearing from boston police department at this point in time confirmed is two people...
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i just returned from israel, i had the honor to have traveling there with president obama. the president is working feverishly to try to move toward a two-state solution which all of us believe is the best thing that could happen, a palestinian state and an israeli jewish state and certainly the united states its allay, stand by israel. i'll be going -- its ally, israel. i'll be going back in a few weeks with the senior members of the house foreign affairs committee and other committees because we realize how important it is to continue to keep the relationship between the u.s. and israel. it's been a strong partnership and it's been a good partnership. israel is one of the greatest supporters of the united states, the united nations and elsewhere and of course the united states is one of the greatest supporters of israel. iron dome which is saving countless israeli sillian lives , has been funded for and provided for by the united states. the united states has stood by the people of israel in its constant fight against terrorism. so i am just so happy that we re celebratin
i just returned from israel, i had the honor to have traveling there with president obama. the president is working feverishly to try to move toward a two-state solution which all of us believe is the best thing that could happen, a palestinian state and an israeli jewish state and certainly the united states its allay, stand by israel. i'll be going -- its ally, israel. i'll be going back in a few weeks with the senior members of the house foreign affairs committee and other committees because...
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. >> president obama called the bombings an act of terror. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi's investigating it as an ability of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an ability ct of terror. >> new details about the horrif horrific act. here's what we know at the moment. the number of people killed stands at three. that includes an 8-year-old boy. >> police have just raised the number of people wounded. they now say 176 people were hurt in the blast, at least 17 are in critical condition but still no arrests and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> the fbi leading the investigation, authorities say they are following several leads. you are looking here at live pictures. we've got live pictures. there are of the crime scene, overlooking copley square in boston. >> investigators are combing through every inch. they are simply searching for clues, anything to bring attention to this. we've got an update on the investigation. this news conference happened just a short time ag
. >> president obama called the bombings an act of terror. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi's investigating it as an ability of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an ability ct of terror. >> new details about the horrif horrific act. here's what we know at the moment. the number of people killed stands at three. that includes an 8-year-old boy. >> police have just raised...
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with obama. no offering of an olive branch. i would like the congressmen to set examples of where the republican party has been willing to compromise. guest: one example was the no budget, no paid bill from a few weeks ago. both houses of congress and the president, we passed a law that said if you do not pass budgets, legislators would not get paid. i agree with the caller that it is important that we reach out and try to find areas where we can agree. . have reached across the aisle we have had a series of events where we have tried to get to know each other. in this process, it is easy to be nice to people you do not know. when you take the oath of office, does not say anything about your political party. part of the problem with this president, frankly frankly, is his idea of a compromise would be similar to the budget he .ust put forward the house democrats had a budget that raised taxes by one point $2 trillion. the president loss was $1.1 trillion. there was not a compromise between the mo
with obama. no offering of an olive branch. i would like the congressmen to set examples of where the republican party has been willing to compromise. guest: one example was the no budget, no paid bill from a few weeks ago. both houses of congress and the president, we passed a law that said if you do not pass budgets, legislators would not get paid. i agree with the caller that it is important that we reach out and try to find areas where we can agree. . have reached across the aisle we have...
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>> the you have president obama just moments ago -- video of president obama just moments ago. .ere is a tweet president obama meeting at the white house with several senators behind that legislation. .> i just had a comment i know how all the news agencies jump on this kind of thing. i think it might be frightening the children. there is a lot of mothers bill will put their hands over the eyes.en's eyes or it is almost pornographic, if you ask me. we have had a lot of shootings in our schools. i see this thing coming out as a backdrop for gun legislation. maybe a fear type of thing so that people will be a little bit more inclined to go along with immigration and gun legislation and anything else. i feel bad i didn't think it needs to be sensationalized. >> thank you. jason in atlanta. >> i want to comment on the callers that called in about the president. this is ridiculous. there's a bullet that just died died.re's a boy that just i mean, com o e on. people need to grow up. people are hurting. this is not the time to talk about politics or what the president is saying. it.ple need t
>> the you have president obama just moments ago -- video of president obama just moments ago. .ere is a tweet president obama meeting at the white house with several senators behind that legislation. .> i just had a comment i know how all the news agencies jump on this kind of thing. i think it might be frightening the children. there is a lot of mothers bill will put their hands over the eyes.en's eyes or it is almost pornographic, if you ask me. we have had a lot of shootings in our...
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i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley recommended legislation adopted by the maryland general asystem tabla limits the capacity of magazine clips from 20 to 10, and increases restrictions on possession of firearm and ammunition by convicted criminals and those with mental health disqualifications. 9 president was correct to take executive a, t action to strengn our gun laws. the victims of gun violence deserve to have congress take up-or-down votes on these issues. to my colleagues who have reservations about this, let me cite the heller decision. the supreme court decided the district of columbia v. hel
i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley...
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here now president obama. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team. on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions greatly wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including an eight-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act. place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know however, is who carried out this attack or why. whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or, was the act of a malevolent individual. that is what we don't yet know. clearly we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will fin
here now president obama. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team. on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions greatly wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including an...
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. >>> president obama will host south korea's newly elected first female president at the white house next month. they will observe the 60th anniversary of the alliance between the u.s. and south korea. also high on their agenda, efforts to counter the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >>> in venezuela, demand for a recount in the presidential election. ballots were ignored leading to an anti-government protest. the election results were certified. the winner by a razor thin margin less than one percentage point hand-picked by president late hugo chavez to carry on the separatist union. >>> following the boston bombings, scotland yard is beefing up the already extraordinary security measures they already put in place for margaret thatcher's funeral tomorrow. hundreds of military troops will be visible along the procession route through the streets of london. and with so many dignitaries that are expected to attend shortstops, including queen elizabeth and former prime minister, scotland yard is fine tuning its behind the scenes security operation as well. >>> all right. when wall s
. >>> president obama will host south korea's newly elected first female president at the white house next month. they will observe the 60th anniversary of the alliance between the u.s. and south korea. also high on their agenda, efforts to counter the nuclear threat posed by north korea. >>> in venezuela, demand for a recount in the presidential election. ballots were ignored leading to an anti-government protest. the election results were certified. the winner by a razor...
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two of those, senator schumer and senator mccain met with president obama today. after their meeting, they spoke to reporters outside of the white house. >> well, we had a very good meeting with the president. we briefed him on the details of our immigration reform bill. notwhile he certainly might agree with every single part of it, he was very supportive of the bill we had put together. and simply wants to make sure we keep moving it along and get something done. i think everyone realizes, john realizes, i realize, the others in our group of eight and the president realizes, no one is going to get everything they want in a bill. but if we meet in the middle, we can do a lot of good for america and for our economy. and so we're feeling very good about this. things are moving in a very, very good way. and the president's support of our proposal, even though he wouldn't fully agree with it, it's just the right place to be, because we want lots of support even from people who might not agree with every single part. i don't want to give you the impression he is grudg
two of those, senator schumer and senator mccain met with president obama today. after their meeting, they spoke to reporters outside of the white house. >> well, we had a very good meeting with the president. we briefed him on the details of our immigration reform bill. notwhile he certainly might agree with every single part of it, he was very supportive of the bill we had put together. and simply wants to make sure we keep moving it along and get something done. i think everyone...